Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 29, 2004
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E LWR SKIN CORRODED, STA ZFS 80.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 55-5-1 FIG 1. REMOVED CORROSION FROM RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E LWR SKIN STA ZFS 80.000 IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG 12. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED NEW SKIN 7075-T6 0.050 IAW SRM 55-5-1 PG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INNER SIDE OF NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.

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